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Police Blotter | 3/21/2018
(Editor’s note: Information in this report is gathered directly from area police agencies, county courts and emergency radio dispatch. The public is reminded that defendants are presumed innocent until proven…
Read MoreActions taken following threat by CHS student
Columbia police are investigating and Columbia school officials have notified parents following comments made by a Columbia High School student that are being treated as threats. “Columbia High School administration…
Read MoreBurglary, drugs land Columbia man in prison
A young local man was sentenced to prison this week on burglary and drug charges. Cody P. Atkins, 21, of Columbia, was sentenced in Monroe County Circuit Court to two…
Read MoreArea man guilty of child porn
Investigative work by the Waterloo Police Department proved instrumental in a case that resulted in an area man pleading guilty Thursday to federal child pornography charges. Michael B. Stephens Jr.,…
Read MoreKuykendall case back in Monroe County court
A status hearing was held Wednesday morning in the Monroe County Courthouse regarding Jordan Kuykendall, who is serving a 40-year sentence at Menard Correctional Center in Chester for the 2013…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 3/14/2018
(Editor’s note: Information in this report is gathered directly from area police agencies, county courts and emergency radio dispatch. The public is reminded that defendants are presumed innocent until proven…
Read MoreTwo sent to prison for role in area meth ring
A Red Bud man and a Lenzburg woman were both sentenced last week to federal prison for their roles in an area methamphetamine ring. Jeremy J. Humphries, 33, of Red…
Read MoreCPD nabs ATM burglar
A Belleville man was arrested early Monday morning in connection with an ATM break-in that occurred outside of a Columbia bank. Police responded about 1 a.m. to an alarm sounding…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 3/7/2018
(Editor’s note: Information in this report is gathered directly from area police agencies, county courts and emergency radio dispatch. The public is reminded that defendants are presumed innocent until proven…
Read MoreBelleville man gets prison for armed robbery
A young man was sentenced this week to six years in prison in connection with an armed robbery that occurred last summer near Columbia. Waren D. Collins Jr., 20, of…
Read MoreWaterloo man gets prison for battery incidents
A young man will serve prison time in connection with two battery incidents in Waterloo. Nicholas J. Schardan, 19, of Waterloo, was sentenced this week to two concurrent four-year prison…
Read MoreNo easy answer to Columbia’s traffic dilemma
Traffic along the Route 3 corridor has been a frequent topic of discussion since vehicles started traveling the stretch of roadway, with speed, terrain and traffic control all hotly debated.…
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